AZDPS trooper goes to hospital after stopping wrong-way driver

ARIZONA - An AZDPS trooper responded to the area of State Route 303 near milepost 135 after they got a lot of phone calls reporting a wrong-way driver traveling south in the north lanes.

This happened on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at around 11:30 pm. Once the trooper got there, they found the driver in another lane going the wrong way. 

The wrong-way driver failed to stop for the trooper’s emergency lights and siren, ending in a collision between the patrol car and the suspect vehicle.

AZDPS trooper goes to hospital after stopping wrong-way driver

The suspect driver was identified as 44-year-old Anthony Compean of Avondale. Compean was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on charges including aggravated DUI – wrong way, aggravated assault and driving on a suspended license.

The trooper was transported to a hospital and was treated and released for non-life-threatening injuries.